(25 Nov 2013, 10:01 pm)CatsFast101 wrote Picking up on a few comments, why does a buggy bay have any impact on next stop announcements? Now I'm in the minority by which I mean I don't mind next stop announcements and I think I'd be very happy to have them them if I was getting on a bus for the first time. I'd have thought the Streetlites may have came with two screens like the 2011 Versas one for information & one for next stop, I wonder if advertising space may have been a impact for Saltwell Park not getting next stop? They have the opportunity for a more localised advertising on Saltwell Park as opposed to Drifter which goes across county border perhaps? I don't know it wouldn't surprise me if this was a reason. Wifi not included on Saltwell Park/Venture was something I didn't really get either- most new buses have had them so why not these? Venture to get next stop is also strange considering they are a very local routes, bar a few expections like the 689/V8/V9 maybe I can't imagine them getting many non-local travellers?
On another note, I don't suppose there's any plans to include next stop on the 61? As I believe it will be the first routes to have received 'Second hand' a next stop announcement vehicle? As the Versas had next stop when on the SimpliCity 36. There's two screen on those 2011 Versas as mentioned above, so one just feature a 'SimpliCity' logo and is surplus to requirements. 8319 also had said screen, it'll look odd when branded for the 39 (whenever that happens) with one bus having an extra screen.
I'd thought that exact first point. I can't logically think of a reason why they wouldn't be included, as they've became a standard installation on new vehicles. The justification for adding them was to improve the experience for disabled passengers (as has been mentioned here a number of times in their defence). That being said, what's the justification for not installing them in one batch out of four that we know of?
